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medio

average

adjective MEH-dyoh Common

Origin: Latin medius (middle)

Also means

middle, medium

Usage Note

Medio agrees in gender and number: medio, media, medi, medie. As a noun la media means 'the average' or school grade average. The phrase Medio Oriente is the Middle East. A false-friend warning: medio does NOT mean 'medium' as in steak doneness — for that Italians use media cottura or simply borrow 'medium'.

Examples

"Lo studente ha un voto medio."

Natural Translation

The student has an average grade.

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